In Memory Of

ELSON, DANE FALCON STUART

Service Details
Age:
 22
Date of Birth:
 1986-09-28
Service No:
 25176709
Rank:
 Lance Corporal
Unit:
 1st Battalion
Regiment:
 Welsh Guards
Date of Death:
 2009-07-05
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, while on patrol in Babaji as part of Operation PANCHAI PALANG in Helmand province, Afghanistan
Commemoration
Cemetery:
 PENCOED CEMETERY
Localitly:
 Glamorganshire
Country:
 United Kingdom
Additional Information
Born Harare, Zimbabwe. He was part of a Fire Support Group from the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards, attached to The Light Dragoons Battle Group. He served in Iraq in 2004/05, and in Bosnia in 2006/07. He passed a promotion course and was promoted to Lance Corporal during the pre-deployment training for Afghanistan. Lance Corporal Elson was a keen rugby player and he lived for the mates he had around him in the Welsh Guards. He had a very bright future ahead of him, and stood out as a Guardsman destined for the higher ranks of the battalion.